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cairo is one of the historical centers of the arab world. we don't have a good reading on where these guys are going, the muslim brotherhood. i'm not sure they necessarily do. we don't know how much to take literally what they say and write. they've got their internal politics, the party, the government. there's issues between them and other forces in egypt. they came into government fairly narrowly. but they're clearly trying to deepen their base. so everyone's watching really closely what they're doing with the rewriting of egypt's constitution, how these people want to consolidate power. what they say in the middle east, it's one thing to win an election. that's the easy part. are they willing to lose an election, to set up a political dynamic where there's a level playing field? i don't think we know the answer. >> whenever we're talking israel and hamas, you have to think about iran and its role. some of the long-range missile sites they bombed yesterday in those 50 strikes had bombs supplied by iran. how do they figure into this whole
cairo is one of the historical centers of the arab world. we don't have a good reading on where these guys are going, the muslim brotherhood. i'm not sure they necessarily do. we don't know how much to take literally what they say and write. they've got their internal politics, the party, the government. there's issues between them and other forces in egypt. they came into government fairly narrowly. but they're clearly trying to deepen their base. so everyone's watching really closely what...
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that one in cairo was a mob. then in libya, whether prip t e precipitated by the movie or the opportunity they took, there was a more organized attack, but they are not yet ready to say that it was a terror attack connected to al qaeda. they're just not sure. >> okay. so amidst all this, we have a presidential election under way. and 15 minutes before president obama was to make a statement in the rose garden, mitt romney held a news conference in jacksonville. and he doubled down on his criticism from the night before, attacking the president's handling of the situation overseas. romney blasted the administration over a statement released by the u.s. embassy in cairo which condemned religious intolerance. the embassy statement was released hours before the compound was raided in an effort to ease building tension over that anti-islamic video. but mitt romney accused the administration of apologizing for american principles of free speech. >> i also believe the administration was wrong to stand by a statement sym
that one in cairo was a mob. then in libya, whether prip t e precipitated by the movie or the opportunity they took, there was a more organized attack, but they are not yet ready to say that it was a terror attack connected to al qaeda. they're just not sure. >> okay. so amidst all this, we have a presidential election under way. and 15 minutes before president obama was to make a statement in the rose garden, mitt romney held a news conference in jacksonville. and he doubled down on his...
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the day before those protests, there were more than 50 ceos led by the deputy secretary of state in cairo meeting with him and saying that he sounded like a western european leader, all really impressed with him. in his interview with "the new york times" that was published on sunday. he is really projecting that he is trying to -- and he knows that he needs the imf. he needs u.s. aid. he's trying to balance these forces. there's a lot of hope, actually, about what morsi represents. >> he's also narrow casting. the danger is, he's sending those messages to visiting businessmen and others, but he's obviously -- >> i think you'll see a different morsi this week in new york. >> yeah, but the question is what kind of a morsi we see back at home in cairo and whether he follows through or whether he still made the transition from muslim brotherhood -- >> that's republican criticism though of president obama that he has not followed up on the air ar spring individually with these countries, that he's not been effective enough in developing a policy for egypt, for libya. >> let's bring mark halpe
the day before those protests, there were more than 50 ceos led by the deputy secretary of state in cairo meeting with him and saying that he sounded like a western european leader, all really impressed with him. in his interview with "the new york times" that was published on sunday. he is really projecting that he is trying to -- and he knows that he needs the imf. he needs u.s. aid. he's trying to balance these forces. there's a lot of hope, actually, about what morsi represents....
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people should never forget this is, according to a third of the arab world, and cairo is one of the great centers of the islamic world. what happened here is repercussions that go far beyond the borders. >> no doubt about it they are the leader of the arab world. mika, also fascinating just to look at what's going on to see that the army, which has always been such a powerful force in egypt, standing on the sidelines. >> well, we also have -- >> not getting involved. >> right. we also have a crisis brewing in syria with the assad regime growing increasingly desperate. intelligence reports indicate that a chemical attack against his own people could be imminent. even russia, syria's most powerful ally, is alarmed. their foreign minister met yesterday with secretary of state hillary clinton discussing the possibility of a syria. damascus' airport a target warning civilians and airlines not to approach it. richard, we're looking at russia. if they are, in fact, coming close, it's over. he's done. >> that's the beginning of the end. i think that's finally in play. succeeded kofi annan and try
people should never forget this is, according to a third of the arab world, and cairo is one of the great centers of the islamic world. what happened here is repercussions that go far beyond the borders. >> no doubt about it they are the leader of the arab world. mika, also fascinating just to look at what's going on to see that the army, which has always been such a powerful force in egypt, standing on the sidelines. >> well, we also have -- >> not getting involved. >>...
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cairo is the great city of the arab world. what happens in egypt doesn't stay in egypt and what we had was a political coup. the stream council of the armed forces, somewhat behind the scenes trying to manipulate things, went out, dissolved parliament and tried to throw all of its weight behind ahmed shah feek, the former prime minister. >> looked like the muslim brother load whood was on the ca huge victory, going to change egypt. this is a battle between secular elites and liberals, muslims and democracy right advocates. it's been going on for a long time. >> they're in a distant third. a struggle between the political military elite that ran egypt three decades and muslim brotherhood, the most powerful political force. this won't last, every time the military acts they back down when there's popular protest. it's only a matter of time before people come out in the street. >> you think so? >> yes, sir. >> we shall see. mika, let's go to politics in america. >> we're going to get back to egypt -- >> back and forth, gibber and
cairo is the great city of the arab world. what happens in egypt doesn't stay in egypt and what we had was a political coup. the stream council of the armed forces, somewhat behind the scenes trying to manipulate things, went out, dissolved parliament and tried to throw all of its weight behind ahmed shah feek, the former prime minister. >> looked like the muslim brother load whood was on the ca huge victory, going to change egypt. this is a battle between secular elites and liberals,...
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it was met by widespread celebrations in cairo's tahrir square. he was trained as an emergency and becomes the first elected in islamic head of state. he took in 52% of the vote and the transition faces significant hurdles between long standing tensions between the muslim brotherhood and new rulers. they seize new control and limited the breech of presidential power. >> what's the import of this. >> the military and egypt decided they couldn't have a confrontation. they department want to be faced with the choice of backing down or killing people. as mik adjust said, there is no constitution and no parliament and stripped the presidency of the power. >> how much power by the end of the day? >> by the end of the day, they have a lot. this sets the stage between the military and the muslim brotherhood. overtime i would put my bet with the muslim brotherhood. this is a long way to play out and there is a showdown between the brotherhood and the military. sooner or later that showdown will be resolved and we will find out, what is the muslim brotherho
it was met by widespread celebrations in cairo's tahrir square. he was trained as an emergency and becomes the first elected in islamic head of state. he took in 52% of the vote and the transition faces significant hurdles between long standing tensions between the muslim brotherhood and new rulers. they seize new control and limited the breech of presidential power. >> what's the import of this. >> the military and egypt decided they couldn't have a confrontation. they department...